title: An expedient synthesis of L-ribulose and derivatives.
abstract: A significant improvement in the production of l-ribulose from inexpensive and commercially available starting materials, L-arabinose and sodium aluminate, is demonstrated. This has facilitated expeditious access to gram-scale quantities of L-ribulofuranoside derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meher
authors.forename: Ramanarayanan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
mesh_terms: D001089:Arabinose / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry; D010429:Pentoses / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009705:Nucleosides; D010429:Pentoses; C100182:ribulose; D001089:Arabinose